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Post by avordvet on Aug 28, 2019 4:31:46 GMT -5
Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law EnforcementAmmo.com Picture this: You’re driving home from the casino and you've absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $50,000. You see a police car pull up behind you, but you can’t figure out why. Not only have you not broken any laws, you’re not even speeding. But the police officer doesn’t appear to be interested in charging you with a crime. Instead, he takes your gambling winnings, warns you not to say anything to anyone unless you want to be charged as a drug kingpin, then drives off into the sunset. This actually happened to Tan Nguyen, and his story is far from unique. It’s called civil asset forfeiture and it’s a multi-billion dollar piggybank for state, local and federal police departments to fund all sorts of pet projects. ammo.com/articles/civil-asset-forfeiture-policing-for-profit
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